Brown Sugar & Bacon Baked Beans

Smoky, sweet, and deeply satisfying—these cast iron baked beans are the perfect side dish for any cookout or cozy dinner. Cooked low and slow in a Signature Series Cast Iron Skillet, every bite is rich with bold flavor.

Ingredients

12 ounces of bacon, diced
1 medium yellow onion, diced
56 ounces of canned pork and beans
3/4 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
1/2 cup of brown sugar
2 tablespoons of cider or balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon of dijon mustard

Cooking Time:

1 hr 30 min + 10 min resting

Instructions

1. If baking in the oven, preheat your oven to 325 degrees. If cooking over a 
   fire, start your fire and allow it to heat up while you prepare the 
   ingredients
2. In a large cast iron skillet, cook 12 ounces of diced bacon until it just 
   begins to get crispy
3. Transfer the partially crisp bacon onto a paper towel lined plate and add a 
   medium diced yellow onion into skillet and cook it in the bacon fat until 
   softened (4-5 minutes)
4. Add the beans, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, dijon mustard and 
   cooked bacon and mix until everything is evenly distributed
5. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 90 minutes or simmer over an open fire 
   until thick and syrupy
6. Transfer the beans off of the heat for about 10 minutes before serving